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2012 college football coaching hires, as graded by furious Vols fans

What if every fan was a Tennessee fan? Let’s have an imaginary panel of angry Vols grade all the coaching decisions made so far by other schools around the country.

First, a sampling of the local reaction to Butch Jones’ hire by Tennessee:

Now let’s get to it!

Arkansas, Bret Bielema: F

  • SQUINTY
  • LOST TO ZOOK
  • RUDDY

Auburn, Gus Malzahn: F

  • HASN’T RECRUITED THE GREATER COLUMBUS GEORGIA METROPOLITAN AREA IN YEARS
  • LOST TO SUN BELT TEAM, WOULD BE BETTER FIT AT KENTUCKY
  • GLASSES

Boston College, Steve Addazio: F

  • WHO THE FUCK IS STEVE AZASSO
  • ASARZO WILL NEVER BEAT ALABAMA, ETC.
  • OCCUPY AZASVILLE

Cal, Sonny Dykes: F

  • LOUISIANA TECH’D
  • DIDN’T EVEN LEAD HIS TEAM TO A BOWL GAME THIS YEAR
  • WAS LOUISIANA TECH COACH
  • LOUISIANA TECH

Georgia State, Trent Miles: F

  • LOST BY A FULL TOUCHDOWN TO INDIANA
  • AT FOOTBALL
  • NO SEC EXPERIENCE

Idaho, Paul Petrino: A+

  • HAS NEVER LOST TO ANYBODY
  • HAS SEC EXPERIENCE
  • GOOD STUFF VANDALS

Kentucky, Mark Stoops: F

  • HIS BROTHER BOB HAS LOST TO COLORADO, A WAC TEAM, COLORADO AGAIN, AND BAYLOR
  • HIS BROTHER MIKE LOST TO NEW MEXICO
  • TWICE

N.C. State, Dave Doeren: F-

  • LOST TO KANSAS
  • AND IOWA
  • KAAANSAS AND IOWA

NIU, Rod Carey: A+

  • HAS NEVER COACHED CINCINNATI
  • HAS NEVER LOST TO NICK SABAN
  • HASN’T NEVER NOT UNRECRUITED THE SOUTH

Purdue, Darrell Hazell: The F of all Fs

  • LOST TO KENTUCKY HELL EVEN DOOLEY CAN DO THAT

Tennessee, Butch Jones: /HOWLING

  • /HOWLING
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